Jeff Brazier has opened up about keeping his sons out of the spotlight and how he is considering letting them embrace fame.

The telly star, who has boys Freddy, 11, and Bobby, 13, with the late Jade Goody , reveals they sometimes blame him for making them 'un-famous', when he was attempting to give them a normal childhood and not put pressure on them to be in the media eye.

Speaking to Mirror Celeb, he said: "They understand fame well enough to know that I made them un-famous! It was quite amusing when Bobby first said that.

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"It's hard for them to quantify the immeasurable difference me keeping them in the magazines and on the TV over the last eight years would have had on their sense of reality and their ability to come to terms with their loss.

"Maybe it would of been fine for us to do so but I wasn't willing to gamble on their childhoods."

Jeff was in a relationship with Jade from 2002 to 2004, and she sadly passed away on Mother's Day in 2009 after a battle with cancer.

Now the boys are a little bit older, he has started sharing more snaps of them on social media, showing how much they've grown, and that they're the spitting image of their mother.

Jeff and Jade's two boys grown up (Image: https://www.facebook.com/The.Jade.Goody.Memorial.page/)

Asked if he would ever let them appear on TV like Katie Price's children, he replied: "I was actually going to let them do something for online recently.

"It was to benefit bereaved children, it was going to allow them the chance to talk openly about their own grief which is always very constructive and it was also going to give them a crack at interviewing someone quite important about their own feelings after loosing their mother as a child.

"Sadly, the person pulled out, but it showed me that the right opportunity at the right time would always be considered."

Jade Goody and her sons in 2007 (Image: XPOSUREPHOTO)

Jeff gave us an update on his boys, telling us Bobby is particularly sporty, but he sees him following in his dad's footsteps and going into TV.

He said: "I expect he will probably want to be a presenter, or if he continues to grow taller maybe he'd like to be considered handsome enough to do a little modelling.

"Freddy would probably like to be a talking therapist like me, he is incredibly sensitive to the feelings of others and the way he is able to articulate his grief for the benefit of others is quite inspiring.

"He also adores all animals so I really wouldn't be surprised if his first Saturday job was at the dog groomers!"

Jeff, 37, has moved to Brighton and is dating PR manager Kate Dwyer, who he wants to have another baby with in the future, admitting in a recent interview that he's broody.

The TV presenter and his boys (Image: Rex)

Asked what Kate thought of his comments, he said: "She thought it was cute and it certainly inspired a conversation about our plans.

"The outcome was that we should just concentrate on being a great couple before we start putting the pressure on it. I think lots will have noticed that I had children in a rather sudden fashion and now I'm older and wiser it would be great to do it the 'proper' way, love and marriage first, possibly another child later."

And they have a lot planned this summer, including a family holiday on a Caribbean cruise and catching up with friends and family in Essex.

The TV presenter, who also now works as a life coach, is currently helping to raise awareness of the latest Churchill Lollipopper campaign, putting Lollipoppers back on the school crossings for the 2016/17 school year.

Jeff went back to his old school (Image: Chris Winter)

Talking about the campaign, he said: "Being a dad of two young boys there was no hesitation when Churchill Insurance approached me to support their Lollipopper campaign and act as a Lollipopper for the morning.

"I have always done the school run with the kids and have witnessed first hand just how dangerous our roads can be - it always surprises me that people don't slow down outside of the schools and Lollipoppers are vital in ensuring our kids safety."

Jeff even took on the job for a day and said going back to his old school and acting as a Lollipopper was an "incredibly enjoyable experience."

He joked: "I've always fancied myself as a Lollipopper come retirement but right now I am just urging anyone who can to put themselves forward and become a Churchill Lollipopper. I'll take over in a few years time!"

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*Jeff Brazier went back to school with Churchill Insurance as part of its initiative to stop the decline in Lollipoppers on school crossings throughout the UK.

For more information and to find out how you can become a Lollipopper, visit www.Churchill.com/Lollipoppers, and join the conversation on Twitter using #Lollipoppers @ChurchillTheDog.